“Mathematics is a creative and highly inter-connected discipline that has been developed over centuries, providing the solution to some of history’s most intriguing problems. It is essential to everyday life, critical to science, technology and engineering, and necessary for financial literacy and most forms of employment. A high-quality mathematics education therefore provides a foundation for understanding the world, the ability to reason mathematically, an appreciation of the beauty and power of mathematics, and a sense of enjoyment and curiosity about the subject.”  National Curriculum 2014 

What do our children have to say about Maths?

'I love Maths because I have got smarter over time and it makes me happy.'  Y3

'Maths keeps me smiling and makes me feel so cheerful because it is so challenging.'  Y4

'Everybody should love Maths like me because it has a great purpose because there are so many jobs and things you use it for outside of school in the future.'  Y5

'I like Maths because it helps my brain get bigger.'  Y2

'If you do Maths mentally and make a mistake, you don't know where you have gone wrong, but if you use resources or pictures, you can usually figure out your mistake on your own.' Y5

'We have been learning subitising which means that I know how many there are without counting.' Harry, YR

'Even though using practical equipment and drawings takes longer, it helps me understand what I am learning.' Y5

'In Maths, we get to use lots of different equipment to help us.'  Y2 

'Sometimes, Maths is hard, but if you make a mistake, you can just try again and it is ok.' Y1 

'I love Maths since there are so many different subjects within one subject and it is great realising how links can be made between them to help us find relationships between numbers to make things easier.' Y6